Dalvin Cook Fantasy

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, who considers himself "the best back in the game," wants to stay in Minnesota for the long haul. The 24-year-old will make a base salary of $1.331 million in his fourth season in 2020. Cook finished seventh in the league in 2019 with 1,654 yards from scrimmage, running for 1,135 yards and catching 53 passes for 519 yards. He has one year left on his rookie deal and is in line to sign a lucrative contract extension, but he wants to stay with the Vikings. Discussions about an extension between the team and his agent are ongoing. Cook thinks he can become more of a receiver out of the backfield and catch more passes in 2020, which would surely make him an even more valuable RB1 for fantasy owners. He has injury concerns, but there's no arguing with the fact that Cook finished as a top-five fantasy running back last year.

Apr. 9th • 7:39 PM

The Minnesota Vikings have had some extension talks with running back Dalvin Cook, who is entering the final season of his rookie deal, but sources expect those talks to heat up after the team gets through free agency. The former second-round pick in 2017 just recorded his first 1,000-yard season on the ground with a career-high 13 touchdowns on 250 carries (4.5 yards per tote). He also added 53 catches for 519 yards. Without Stefon Diggs now in Buffalo, Minnesota's offense just became even more reliant on Cook out of the backfield. There are injury concerns -- he hasn't played a full season yet in three years -- but Cook has high-end RB1 potential when healthy.

Mar. 17th • 1:42 PM

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had nine carries for 18 yards in a 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He added six catches on eight targets for eight yards. Cook was continuously stymied by unrelenting 49ers' defensive front as the Vikings' offensive line was simply overmatched. This was an absolutely miserable ending to what was a great campaign for the third-year back, as he tallied 1,135 yards and 13 rushing touchdowns at 4.5 yards per carry during the regular season. Look for the Vikings to explore extending Cook in the offseason as he proved to be a top-tier back in the rush-heavy offense.

Jan. 11th • 8:26 PM